Home / 41,550.56-62,288.72-15,249.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,550.56, 62,288.72 and 15,249.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,550.56, 62,288.72 and 15,249.20 is: 22,860.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,550.56 : 62,288.72 = 15,249.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,550.56/62,288.72 = 15,249.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,550.56x = 62,288.72 × 15,249.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,550.56x = 949,853,149.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 949,853,149.02/41,550.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,860.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.